Geiger Readings for Feb 25, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 123 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 144 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 142 nanosieverts per hour
Geiger Readings for Feb 24, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 109 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 70 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 541 - The Czech Republic Negotiating With European Union Commission Over Purchase Of Russian Reactor
Nuclear power projects can be problematic for members of the European Union. The EU has strict rules about the purchase of nuclear reactors, the involvement of government financing, the purchase of nuclear fuel, etc. Some members of the E.U. such as Austria are very anti-nuclear and will sue other members who don’t abide by the rules.
Geiger Readings for Feb 23, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 93 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 102 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 83 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactor 540 - Utilities and Department of Energy Working To Extend Licenses For Nuclear Power Reactors
Many of the ninety-nine operating nuclear power reactors in the U.S. were built in the 1970s with an intended lifespan of forty years. Many of those reactors have been granted an additional twenty years of life for a total of sixty years. The U.S.
Geiger Readings for Feb 22, 2017
Latitude 47.704656 Longitude -122.318745
Ambient office = 135 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 140 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 142 nanosieverts per hour
Nuclear Reactors 539 - Proliferation Concerns Over Saudi Arabia Nuclear Ambitions
I have written before about the Saudi ambition to have their own nuclear power program. Countries such as China, Russia and Japan which sell nuclear power reactors have been flocking to Saudi Arabia drawn by the prospect of billions of dollars in sales. The U.S.